KJV King James Version
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.
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Isaiah 55:12
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
WEB World English Bible
For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
ASV American Standard Version
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you with singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 55
9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off.
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforבְשִׂמְחָ֣הH8057 · sim.chahjoyתֵצֵ֔אוּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceתּֽוּבָל֑וּןH2986 · ya.valto conductהֶהָרִ֣יםH2022 · harmountain: mountוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתH1389 · giv.ahGibeath-(elohim)יִפְצְח֤וּH6476 · pa.tsachto break outלִפְנֵיכֶם֙H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeרִנָּ֔הH7440 · rin.nahcryוְכָל־H3605 · kolallעֲצֵ֥יH6086 · etstree: woodהַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704 · sa.daySirionיִמְחֲאוּ־H4222 · ma.achto clapכָֽף׃H3709 · kaphpalm
Cross-references
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Romans 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.Isaiah 44:23Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it]: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.Psalm 105:43And he brought forth his people with joy, [and] his chosen with gladness:Psalm 96:11-13Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.Revelation 19:1-6And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:Psalm 98:7-9Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Isaiah 49:13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.1 Chronicles 16:32-33Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that [is] therein.Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.Psalm 65:13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.Isaiah 35:1-2The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.Isaiah 54:10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.Isaiah 48:20Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it [even] to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.Psalm 148:4-13Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that [be] above the heavens.Isaiah 54:13And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.
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